#Bose sound deck full#
#Bose sound deck portable#

Bose sells replacement batteries for $89.ДЄ small light, located behind the metal grill just above the PortableвЂ™s iPod dock, indicates various statuses-powered on, charging, low battery, and more-depending on the lightвЂ™s color and whether itвЂ™s solid or blinking. The battery is also easily replaceable you need only a small coin to unlock the battery and swap it with a fresh one.

#Bose sound deck portable#

Interestingly-and unlike most portable iPod speaker systems-the SoundDock Portable charges your iPod or iPhone even when the system is running off battery power most speaker systems charge your iPod or iPhone only when the system is connected to AC power. If youвЂ™ll be listing at relatively-modest levels, you can expect well over 10 hours of playback.

But I never needed to turn the volume full-blast when outside, which means I saw much longer playback times in my testing. To BoseвЂ™s credit, when listening to an audio system outside, you need to crank the volume considerably higher than you do inside to get a comparable listening level, so the companyвЂ™s worst-case-scenario estimate errs on the conservative side.

#Bose sound deck full#

Bose claims the battery provides three hours of playback at full volume-an interesting approach to rating, given that most vendors provide battery-life figures based on вЂњtypical listening volumeвЂќ (a euphemism that generally means вЂњnot too loudвЂќ). Also on the back of the system is a bass port that doubles as a handle-a nice touch that makes it easier to carry the system.Д«ut the biggest new feature is the PortableвЂ™s rechargeable, lithium-ion battery, which lets you take the system to locations not blessed with electrical outlets. You can listen to an external audio source even if the PortableвЂ™ dock cradle is collapsed inside the unit in fact, to listen to a source connected to the auxiliary input, you need to first remove your iPod or iPhone from the cradle. Separating these buttons from the dock cradle, where they were located on the original SoundDock, is useful thanks to another new feature: an auxiliary-input jack, located on the back of the unit, that lets you connect another audio device. The Portable also includes touch-sensitive Volume Up and Volume Down buttons, located on the right-hand side of the system.